Animal trap



Feb. 17, 1931. s, BRlNDLEY 1,793,356

ANIMAL TRAP Filed Dec. 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb-l7, 1931 5 BRINDLEY1,793,356

ANIMAL TRAP Filed Dec. 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENT ATTORNEYPatented Feb. 17,1931" t;

UNITED A S 71 's'lEBH EK n I'NDLEY, or AL-43m j i i ANIMAL rear v'Application filed; December 15,1528. Seriallifo.328,384: V I v Thisinvention relates to improvements in a pair of relatively lnovable jaws12. These 7 .animal traps, an object being to provide a jaws areclosedand held in closed position by traps which will insure grippingthe leg of means of a spring 13,- the latter being of the an animalrelatively close to its body, so that ordinary double arm type andhaving eyes I 6 the animal cannot escape by the jaws of the 14,0ne ofwhich slides upon the jaws 12 when 55.-

trap missing the leg, or by the trap gripping the latter are releasedso-as to close andihold the leg so far down as to permit of the anithejawsin closed position, as is usual in mal gnawing himself free. trapsof this type. v I i In animal traps which include a pair ofrel- The jawsare held i n open position by c '10 atively movable spring actuated jawsremeansof alatch 15 whichi's pivotally mount- 69' leased by the foot ofthe animal depressing a' ed as] shown at'-'l6. i 'For this purpose; a vI pan or. trigger, frequently the action of the bracket-17 is secured tothe frame'lO and pivpan or trigger will force the foot of-the aniotallymountedat oneiend of' this bracket as mal upward so that the jaws willentirely shown at 18 is a. pan orftr'igger 19. This pan V 15 miss theanimal, or will engage the foot or toe r trigger carries a fing'er20,which is 'adapt- Q l p 20' l a f-the jaws, so that when the jaws are panor trigger 19, the latter will be; depressed so that the animal can gnawhimself free. Jed-toengage thelatch-15 when thelatter is The presentinvention overcomes this-se-' ngaged over one of the jaws 1'2 to'holdthe rious disadvantage by providing means to J w in OPQII'POSiCiOH.elevate the trap simultaneous with the re- When an ,animalpresses hisfoot'upon'the released, the entire trap will move upward to releaseithelatch so t hat the spring Will I I and the leg of the animal will begripped close t to snap thej aws 12 0 losed position to l to its body. vengagethe lego'f the animal. v f

With the above and other objects in'view, Frequently in "trapS' this -Iar,'-the the invention further includes the following action of the panor trigger 19 will force the novel features and details of construction,to fin g u w d from-between h jaw be hereinafter more fully described,illus; So that the anim T'W wW, it W sprung.

trated in the accompanying drawings and catch the'foot-or'toe of theanimal-and the pointed out inthe appended claims. clatter'maygnawhimself. free. V 30 I th drawing x I The presentinventionprovides means for 3 1 j Figure 1 is a plan view of an animal trap Yovercoming this 'difiiculty by raising the-trap constructed inaccordance with the invention upward simultaneous'with the release ofthe and arranged in set position. jaws. Forthis purpose the frame 10 ispro- Fi gi a d i howing th'e'trap 'Vided upon opposite sides withtrunnions 21 I r V V which are securedltothe frame inanylsuitable Figure3 is an edge'viewi with, the trapin manner, such as indicated at 22;zPivotally the position shown in Figure 1. V mounted upon-thesetrunnionsthrough the Figure, f is a fragmentary bottom plan mediumofastra'pj23'arearms 24,thestrapsview showing the means for pivotallymountbeing secured to th ms l d l 9 in the elevating or lifting arms. Yends; Relatively thin connecting rods 525 igure 5is an enlargedfragmentar I edge have one of their ends connected to thetrunviewshowing the manner of pivotally mountnions 21 and their opposite .endsconnected'gto ing the elevating or lifting arms, with the the framesoiastol'preven't the straps from trap in set position. f V sliding off theends of'the trunnions. Chains Referring to the drawings in detail where-26 have one of their ends connected to one in like characters ofreference denote corend of the arms 24- and their other endsconresponding parts, the reference character 10 nected to adjacent jaws12 by means of indicates the frame of the trap which mayr hooks 27 1 1 jbe of any suitable size or shape and upon When the trap isset, the freeends of the which is pivotally. mounted as shown at 11 arms 24 areextended inwardly beneath the trap frame so that the latter ispositioned close to the ground. The jaws of the trap are set in themanner previously explained and when the trigger or pan 19 is depressedby the foot of the animal, the jaws 'will snap inward under the actionof the spring 13 and due to the connection between the jaws and thelifting arms 24, the latter Willbe swung pivotally to an upright orverticalvp'osition so that the. trap will 'bebodily raisedas shown inFigure 2 of the'drawin'gs'i The jaws will thus gript-he leg of theanimal close to its y so he animal cannot escape.

The invention is susceptible f Various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of Construction andthe right is hereinreserved to makesuch changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is:

1. Inan animal-trap, aframe adapted to r he close to the surface of theground, a pair of relatively movable spring-influenced jaws mounted-..substantially centrally thereon,

"means adaptedto be engagedby the foot of an animal to hold thejaws in'open'pos ition, pivotally mounted means spaced beyondthe jaws'toautomatically elevate the trap when the-jawholding'means is released,and flexible means connecting the'jaws and elevating means to movethe-latter to an operative p0- sitionwhenthe are closed.m I

2. In an animal trap,.a frame adapted to 7 lie closetothe surface of theground, a pair of relatively movablespring influenced jaws mountedthereon, means adapted to be en'- gaged by the foot of an animal toholdthe jaws in open position,*arnispivotally connected intermediatetheirends to said frame beyond'the jaws and adapted to lie beneath thetrap when the'jaws are open, and flexible means connecting the ends ofthe arms with the jaws to move said arms pivotally and'elevate the trapwhen the jaws are closed.

3; In an animal trap, a frame adapted to lie close to the surface oftheground, a pair of relatively movable spring influenced jawsmountedthereon, means adapted to be engaged by the foot "of ananimal-to'hold the jawsin open position, arms pivotally mountedintermediate thelr ends upon opposite sides of thetrap beyond thejawsand disposed horizontally when the trap is set, and

flexible means connecting the arms and jaws to -actuate :said arms andelevate the trap when the trap is sprung.

In testimony whereof- I affix my signature. STEPHEN BRINDLEY.

